handakuten

From Japanese 半濁点(はんだくてん) (handakuten), from Middle Chinese 半 (pàn, “half”) + 濁 (ɖæwk, “muddy, voiced”) + 點 (tém, “mark, spot”).

• IPA^(key): /hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/, /hɑːnˈdɑː.kuˌtɛn/

handakuten (plural handakuten)

1. A semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.

   Synonym: (colloquial) maru

   Coordinate terms: dakuten, tenten, nigori

handakuten

1. Rōmaji transcription of はんだくてん